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Johnny Socko Jul 10, 2013 7:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moxie (Post 6193237)
I enjoyed reading your post Mstimc, very insightful. The big change came for L.A., as it has for other cities, when they decided they wanted a skyline to compete with NYC and Chicago. [...] When I look at the pictures of historic Los Angeles, it makes me so sad that I never had a chance to visit *that* city. The one that exists now is certainly nice in its own right, but they're like two totally different places.

This is certainly true about some (well, many) areas of Los Angeles. Bunker Hill is the most notable example, wherein the desire to compete with NYC's skyline (and the concurrent repeal of the height limit) coincided with the then-popular doctrine of "urban renewal", resulting in the institutional Bunker Hill that we all know today. (Personal connection: My wife has worked in the KPMG tower atop Bunker Hill for over 12 years now.)

However, as has been pointed out in this forum previously, the CRA's obsessive focus (and spending) on Bunker Hill essentially spared much of downtown from a similar fate. Despite the losses of entire historic blocks, Los Angeles still has one of the highest ratios of historic buildings of any major US city (I'm sure I read that somewhere). The Old Bank District, Historic Core, Arts District, etc. are good examples of this.

And of course, the culture of demolition was not limited to the urban renewal period of the 1950's-60's. Alas, the land values around here have always fostered the destruction of incredible locations.

I look at it this way: If you've ever looked at a photo of historic LA and thought, "I would like to live in that city" (and lord knows I have), then you're having the same reaction that everyone who saw the original photo in 1870, 1910 or 1923 had. It's that image of a genuinely desirable place to live that caused masses of people to move here, which necessitated massive development, which resulted in the Los Angeles of today.

Thus, I believe that the LA of today was inevitable, regardless of any planning decisions made or not made in the past. This is what we were bound to end up with, so I prefer to make the best of it.

ethereal_reality Jul 10, 2013 7:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 6193569)
If I remember correctly, Raymond Chandler had a famous quote inspired by the Iowa state picnic at Sycamore Grove.

The line is from Farewell My Lovely, Philip Marlowe remarks to Lindsey Marriott as they drive the latter's Rolls Royce to an assignation
with blackmailers in the hills: "This car sticks out like spats at an Iowa picnic."

*Some sources say he's referring to the Iowa Picnic held in Long Beach every January 18th. (as opposed to Sycamore Grove)

Chuckaluck Jul 10, 2013 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 6193601)
The line is from Farewell My Lovely, Philip Marlowe remarks to Lindsey Marriott as they drive the latter's Rolls Royce to an assignation
with blackmailers in the hills: "This car sticks out like spats at an Iowa picnic."

*Some sources say he's referring to the Iowa Picnic held in Long Beach every January 18th



Quote:

Marlowe is not referring to a picnic in Iowa but rather to a distinctive Los Angeles phenomenon. As immigration to Los Angeles from the Midwest swelled, new residents founded State Societies that held annual or semi-annual picnics. Charles H. Parsons of the Federation of State Societies explained that the gatherings were popular because,

There are many who come here [to Los Angeles] alone, they have no relatives, possibly no immediate friends; homesickness and loneliness naturally follow; possibly one may be almost ready to return to the old home and former friends. Then the opportunity comes to attend one of the famous state picnics or evening social reunions . . . He may only meet those who knew his family and friends, but it is some one from home. Immediately all the outlook changes; homesickness if forgotten, lonesomeness thrown aside. He finds he is not alone out here after all." (Qtd. in Robert M. Fogelson, The Fragmented Metorpolis, p.196)

The Iowa State Society was the largest in the city, and as its membership grew it started holding picnics for individual counties. Immigrants from the Midwest tended to be poorer, less-educated, and more conservative than native Angelenos, who looked on the picnics as comically rustic. Spats--cloth or leather leggings that attached to the upper part of a shoe--were part of formal dress and would be completely out of place at an Iowa Picnic. Chandler's reference to the picnics reinforces a motif that runs throughout his novels: the midwestern immigrant drawn to L.A. by the promise of material success, only to find loneliness and disillusionment (consider, for example, Mrs. Morrison-- Jessie Florian's nosey neighbor in Farewell, My Lovely--and Owen Quest in The Little Sister.) http://home.comcast.net/~mossrobert/html/la/iowa.htm

Undated Griffith Park Picnic Grounds.
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1890 - somewhere in LA County there was a picnic (exact location is a secret!)
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1899 Celebration (Picnic) for opening of LA Harbor.
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(Overheard: "Don't care when Santana is performing, pass me more potato salad!")
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1915(?) Lincoln Park.
On back: "A tract of about 45 acres, a delightful place for picnics, affords more of interest for children, as it has a merry-go-round, swings and a lake for boating"

http://imgzoom.cdlib.org/Converter?i...0&w=1008&h=723http://imgzoom.cdlib.org/Converter?i...0&w=1008&h=723


1940 - Bob Crosby (celebrates Harbor Opening) private picnic for family in North Hollywood Home.
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BifRayRock Jul 10, 2013 11:24 PM





Pinball Wizard

Quote:

In the 1940s, pinball machines were commonly considered immoral and were banned in many parts of the country. Unlike today's models, early machines had no flippers. The player launched a ball onto the playing surface with a cuestick or spring-plunger and scored points when the ball fell into numbered holes. The only way to control the ball once it was in play was to nudge or shake the machine, a practice soon put to an end by the introduction of tilt-detection devices. Pinball games were first introduced in the late 1920s, and their popularity soared during the Depression. In 1933 the first "pay-out" machines appeared; little different from slot machines, these games automatically dispensed coins when a certain score was reached or particular target hit.

By the middle of the decade pinball had come under attack as a immoral amusement and corrupting influence on youth. As pinball gambling became more common, rumor began linking the machines to underworld syndicates. Los Angeles made pinball illegal in 1939. The introduction of flippers in 1947 and the abandoning of cash or merchandise prizes in the 1950s made pinball much more of a game of skill and amusement, but the suspicion against it remained strong through 1960s. Los Angeles' ban on the machines was not repealed until 1972.

The girls Chandler is describing are not only wearing slacks but also playing an illegal gambling game--clear signs of a disreputable drugstore. http://home.comcast.net/~mossrobert/html/la/pinball.htm


Two for the price of one. Dental and moral decay?

Currie’s Ice Cream Shop Beverly Boulevard and Vermont Avenue. Is that a . . . pinball machine!?!?!

'30s
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Quote:

Sheriff Eugene W. Biscailuz takes the first swing with the ax as his department destroys various gambling equipment. Looking on is Undersheriff Pete Pitchess. The equipment was confiscated in the last two years by the Sheriff's Department. Cases involving the apparatus have all been disposed of in the courts. Photograph dated November 10, 1955.
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Quote:

The fate of more than 15,000 of those tricky marble games hung in the balance on August 11, 1934, in Los Angeles. The question of whether they are games of skill or games of chance is being tested at the trial of James Martin. The photo shows one of the marble games in court. Left to right, Deputy City Attorney Randolph Karr, Judge Alfred Paonessa, Officer C. E. Larson, and Defense Attorney Wyman Reynolds.
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Lloyd Federmeyer, a 15-year-old freckle-faced newsboy, has practiced a lot on those tricky marble games around town. And on August 13, 1934, his marksmanship was rewarded. He was summoned as an expert witness at James Martin's trial, on which depends the fate of 15,000 marble games in the city, under fire because they are suspected of being games of chance, not skill. "Of course it takes skill to win," said Lloyd. And with this he started rolling up big scores--with nickels provided by attorneys. Then jurors wanted to know if he could hit a certain hole. Lloyd answered by ringing the contact hole three times in a row midst the applause of the court. The candid camera pictures Lloyd, at extreme right, showing his skill on the board to the jury.
(Photo touch-up or gland transplant? :no:)
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1934 - the Marble Parade Game
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CityBoyDoug Jul 11, 2013 12:26 AM

Ruined for life
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by BifRayRock (Post 6193890)
Pinball Wizard
Two for the price of one. Dental and moral decay?
Currie’s Ice Cream Shop Beverly Boulevard and Vermont Avenue. Is that a . . . pinball machine!?!?!
'

I've played a few pinball games in my life. Never been the same since. It was downhill from there.

Oviatt Building Fan Jul 11, 2013 12:39 AM

The 1933 Bally Rocket: IMO, the first really cool, really Deco-looking pinball machine.


http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/...ps34a70e6a.jpg

belmont bob Jul 11, 2013 1:34 AM

reefer madness
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by CityBoyDoug (Post 6193955)
I've played a few pinball games in my life. Never been the same since. It was downhill from there.

Yeah I know how it goes…play a little pinball, then it’s the demon rum and that leads to reefer madness. Fortunately for me I was always lousy at pinball so I never developed a taste for rum. Now tequila….that’s a different matter all together. Reefer Madness? Never my thing…but that’s some noir…hahaha…
But let’s not forget Acme Beer…do you think it’s the brand that wile e coyote used to consol himself every time that damn roadrunner got away.:cheers:

alanlutz Jul 11, 2013 2:55 AM

Googies became famous for its Style
 
Not sure how the Googie's topic got started but I just noticed it today. I recalled reading about the Googie style train station in Tomorrowland, Disneyland, and never understood why they called it that, so I found this reference to Googie Style Archetechture on Wikipedia. Thought I'd post a link in case anyone is interested in how long-lasting the name Googies became, even if the restaurant did not.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googie_architecture
On the off chance that many will not click the link or wonder why I bothered, Here is the heart of the message from Wikipedia, if they don't mind me cutting and pasting it here.

"The origin of the name Googie dates to 1949, when architect John Lautner designed the West Hollywood coffee shop, Googies, which had distinct architectural characteristics.[4] The name "Googie" had been a family nickname of Lillian K. Burton, the wife of the original owner, Mortimer C. Burton.[5][6] Googies was located at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Crescent Heights in Los Angeles but was demolished in 1989.[7] The name Googie became a rubric for the architectural style when editor Douglas Haskell of House and Home magazine and architectural photographer Julius Shulman were driving through Los Angeles one day. Haskell insisted on stopping the car upon seeing Googies and proclaimed "This is Googie architecture."[4] He popularized the name after an article he wrote appeared in a 1952 edition of House and Home magazine.[8][9]

Chuckaluck Jul 12, 2013 2:48 AM

1938 seems to have been a banner year for Lottery Busts.

Gardena Lottery and Casino
http://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0011645a_j.jpghttp://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0011645a_j.jpg



http://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0010412a_j.jpghttp://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0010412a_j.jpg


Wings Cigarettes.
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http://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0010414a_j.jpghttp://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0010414a_j.jpg



"Suspects picked up in Chinatown Lottery raids by Los Angeles District Attorney's Office in 1938"
http://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0059422a_j.jpghttp://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0059422a_j.jpg






A new low?

"Senior citizens arrested for penny ante gin rummy gambling in Los Angeles, Calif., 1950" (Very interesting lamp fixtures. Inspired by Roswell NM, or coincidence?)
http://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0328388a_j.jpghttp://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0328388a_j.jpg

Chuckaluck Jul 12, 2013 3:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 6193601)
The line is from Farewell My Lovely, Philip Marlowe remarks to Lindsey Marriott as they drive the latter's Rolls Royce to an assignation
with blackmailers in the hills: "This car sticks out like spats at an Iowa picnic."

*Some sources say he's referring to the Iowa Picnic held in Long Beach every January 18th

Lincoln Park (with the roses :previous:) was another favorite for State picnics. Evidently, the entire state of Iowa attended in 1928 - spats optional.

"Crowd at annual picnic at Lincoln Park for Iowans living in California, circa 1928"
http://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0153904a_j.jpghttp://dlproj.library.ucla.edu/deriv...0153904a_j.jpg

Chuckaluck Jul 12, 2013 3:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BifRayRock (Post 6179161)


Fondly remembered and formerly known as the Old World Restaurant. If only that standalone mailbox could talk!

1988
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics40/00039557.jpghttp://jpg1.lapl.org/pics40/00039557.jpg

1991
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics16/00007761.jpghttp://jpg1.lapl.org/pics16/00007761.jpg


1940 - Where Sunset forks with Holloway
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics40/00039538.jpghttp://jpg1.lapl.org/pics40/00039538.jpg http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=6046


http://www.uwec.edu/Geography/Ivogeler/w188/h6.gif http://www.uwec.edu/Geography/Ivogeler/w188/h6.gif


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Anyone remember the easy-to-miss "Butterfield's?" 8426 Sunset Blvd? (Slightly east of "Blue's House") A place which John Barrymore may have been quite familiar. :whisper:

1985
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July 29, 1949 - West on Sunset
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1973 - Steak N Stein
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1965
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1967 sobriety check-point
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1975
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1979
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The Strip '66 (Was the Playboy logo that early - look up)
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Chuckaluck Jul 12, 2013 5:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 6193569)

Acme, city of Vernon 2254 E 49th Street ('42)


"Worker tending to storage tanks at Acme Brewing Company plant in Los Angeles, Calif., 1949"
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CityBoyDoug Jul 12, 2013 12:32 PM

Wear a "Genuine" Panama hat.....
 
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Oviatt Building Fan Jul 12, 2013 3:56 PM

That kind of hat is called an optimo panama hat.

CityBoyDoug Jul 12, 2013 5:57 PM

Life Imitates Art.....
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Oviatt Building Fan (Post 6195751)
That kind of hat is called an optimo panama hat.

Today that Optimo Panama hat costs...$185.00

http://www.villagehatshop.com/

Chuckaluck Jul 12, 2013 5:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hollywood Graham (Post 6052263)
pan pacific was a great venue, I used to ride my bike from Silverlake to the Auto Show, I remember the introduction of the 53 Corvette, they had a trunk of one where you could jump on it to show how strong it was. Also used to ride down the street to the Aquarium Stock Co. and buy a couple fish to bring home for my aquarium. They made it all the way in the plastic bag. I did not think that Pan Pacific was as old as it was.

Another post locates the Fish Shop at 8070 Beverly Blvd. http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/show...ostcount=13289 Maybe you remember a small unobtrusive building that was north, across the street, at 8109 Beverly? The location is now a mini-mall, which is a shame because it would be interesting to know how the exterior coating performed over the years. :hmmm: In any event, according to the photo notes, "This was rumored to . . . be a bookie joint." And, "ten years earlier Cohen was a small-time bookmaker operating from this store at 8109 Beverly Blvd. In this shop he once killed a man in self-defense. This location was also called the scene of the "Grudge fight murder". (2 file dates: May 16, 1945 & Mar 4, 1949)"

1945 or '49
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Below: Post 1950s

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What was in the bag?
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Johnny Socko Jul 13, 2013 12:24 AM

Contractor Stamps
 
We've all seen those stamps that contractors put in wet sidewalk cement. If you're in a well-established neighborhood, some of them can be quite old. I was most familiar with "C. Sainsbury" from my days in Hollywood.

Recently while taking a walk near my thera-- er, doctor's office in the Wilshire district, I saw an interesting one:

http://imageshack.us/scaled/medium/43/y114.jpg
(my photo)

For reference, the above stamp was photographed at the SE corner of 6th & Windsor. Below is the view from that corner, looking NW; the stamp is about at the photographer's feet:

http://imageshack.us/scaled/medium/690/xhjf.jpg
(my photo)

Unusually for such stamps, the firm of Tryon & Brain were nice enough to include their address: "508-9 Merchants Trust Co. Bldg." I'm going from memory of research from a couple of weeks ago, but I believe the physical address of this building was 209 S Broadway. Below is a nice image I found on Brent Dickerson's CSULB page:

http://imageshack.us/a/img692/5474/x4gr.jpg
(via http://www.csulb.edu/~odinthor/socal6.html)

Do we know anything else about this building? Naturally, I could find no references using the forum's next-to-useless search engine.

Also, did the contracting firm's name immediately remind anyone else of a certain maniacal cartoon mouse and his dimwitted partner? :P

Chuckaluck Jul 13, 2013 2:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnny Socko (Post 6196324)

http://imageshack.us/a/img692/5474/x4gr.jpg
(via http://www.csulb.edu/~odinthor/socal6.html)

Do we know anything else about this building? Naturally, I could find no references using the forum's next-to-useless search engine.

Also, did the contracting firm's name immediately remind anyone else of a certain maniacal cartoon mouse and his dimwitted partner? :P

1906
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Still living in glorious Black and White. Some day, I may get AM and FM too.
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Sonny☼LA Jul 13, 2013 3:01 AM

My first photo & then-n-now...
 
Man, it's crazy posting on here - looked like so much fun, I had to jump in. Hope I don't embarrass myself with a repost or some such silliness. I'm gonna try quoting, linking, and sourcing all for the first time, here. If this all works, I'm high-fiving myself.

First off, a little then-n-now for one of my favorite "slice of life" photos on here (or at least of the 259 pages I've made it through). This is a young one, same age as me, so not much change - only 35 years. Not too noir I suppose - certainly more 70s-style gritty New Hollywood.

Quote:

Originally Posted by gsjansen (Post 5460848)
December 13, 1978

"Beer drinking pool player gawks at single-engine Cessna that crash landed outside this bar in Lomita yesterday." The location of the bar is 2257 Pacific Coast Highway. .....(i'm hopin' the beer guzzler was the pilot)

http://jpg1.lapl.org/00094/00094046.jpg
Source: LAPL

Some street views are more recent and show a "Store Closing" sign, so Deja New may not be there anymore. Too bad they lost that nifty neon. I just imagine that guy sauntering out of the bar after hearing a little ruckus outside - taking a swig and saying "Yup" and returning to his game.

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Source: Google Maps

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Next, a little messing around with film, in this case my first try with infrared. The subject: the lovely Mauretania. Shot on a plastic toy Diana camera with a 720nm (nearly opaque) filter taped to the front. Five second exposure in bright daylight.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 5708305)
This 10 unit streamline moderne complex was designed in 1934 by Milton J. Black for Wizard of Oz Tin Man Jack Halley and his wife Flo.
The 4,000 square-foot penthouse was occupied by the Haleys for two decades, and by John F. Kennedy for four days in 1960.

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And finally, an awesome Schindler find down on Compton & 49th that I don't think has been mentioned on Noirish yet - the Bethlehem Baptist Church, commissioned by an African American congregation in 1944, now vacant for more than a decade. The LA Times recently did a piece about a photographer re-discovering the building, about the same time I heard about it and had to drive down and see it: Found: R.M. Schindler's hidden church

Sorry for the grainy, blurry shots but that's how I like 'em. Most of my photos are taken while trying out an old camera for the first time. Many are from the noir era and might've been used on the streets, which adds to the appeal for me. I'm not quite deep in it enough to go around with a Graflex but I won't rule it out in the future.

This black & white shot was taken with a Ditto 99 from 1952 (Finetta 99 in Germany), with a slightly sticky shutter return and a powerful (and loud) spring motor drive. Film is East German ORWO ("Original Wolfen") NP55 expired in 1992.

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My Flickr

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My Flickr

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My Flickr

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Source: LA Times

Those Who Squirm! Jul 13, 2013 5:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mayor Shaw (Post 6193424)
The tunnels I photographed are located near Newhall/Santa Clarita which are near the 14 freeway at the East end of the valley. Hope this helps.

I think I get the geography now. The Stoney Point tunnels are on the line that goes up the coast to San Luis Obispo and eventually all the way up to Vancouver BC. The ones in your photo are on the way up to Santa Clarita and the high desert.

I wondered about this because these days the Stoney Point tunnels have got to be among the busiest single tracked tunnels in the region, to the point that getting the kind of shots you have here would be downright risky.


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